Crossword Clue: Detroit-born electronic dance genre
Here's the answer to the Detroit-born electronic dance genre crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: TECHNO
"Detroit-born electronic dance genre" points to TECHNO, a 6-letter entry that starts with T and finishes on O and carries 2 vowels. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into TECHNO from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
Techno is an electronic dance music genre that emerged in Detroit in the 1980s. It is characterized by repetitive beats and synthesized sounds.
Common usage
Compact, vowel-friendly answers such as TECHNO are a constructor's staple: they slot into a 6-square space and play nicely in both directions. Solvers who recognize it on sight save real time on the daily puzzle.
Crossword trivia
Techno belongs to the small vocabulary of words that appear constantly in grids. Because it's only 6 letters, editors can drop it almost anywhere, which is why regular solvers know it on sight.
Stuck on this clue?
Stuck on "Detroit-born electronic dance genre"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make TECHNO obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue TECHNO — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "A 6-letter slot and a clue like 'Detroit-born electronic dance genre'? That's TECHNO nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed TECHNO was right."
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing TECHNO into the grid took no time at all."